The Australian Production Design Guild was established in 2009 as a non-profit organisation that aims to:
- Represent designers and their associates in screen, live performance, events and digital production across Australia.
- Recognise and nurture excellence in design through awards, mentoring and accreditation.
- Raise the profile of stage and screen design and facilitate a vibrant design community.
FULL members must be Australian residents or citizens working in stage or screen design. APDG accredited members are FULL members who have been granted accreditation by the APDG. Accredited members keep their accreditation status in retirement.
CONCESSION members are students, teachers and retired practitioners of stage and screen design who are Australian residents or citizens.
AFFILIATE members are individuals or businesses based anywhere in the world who are practitioners of, are interested in, or are affiliated with stage and screen design. AFFILIATES of the APDG cannot serve on APDG committees or apply for APDG accreditation but are encouraged to participate in the vibrant international community facilitated by the guild.
NATIONAL BOARD OF DIRECTORS
- George Liddle APDG – President
- Fiona Donovan APDG – Vice President
- Marta McElroy – Director
STEERING COMMITTEES
NEW SOUTH WALES
- George Liddle APDG – President
- Fiona Donovan APDG – Vice President
- Valentina Iastrebova – Treasurer
- Stephen Curtis APDG – Live Performance Committee Chair
- Scott Bird APDG – Screen Design Committee Co-Chair
- Tim Ferrier APDG – Screen Design Committee Co-Chair
- Alice Lanagan – Representative to the Australian Film Industry
- Igor Nay APDG – Representative to the Australian Film Industry
- Daniel Willis – Online Manager
- Vanessa Loh – Social Media Manager
- Virginia Mesiti – MENTORAPDG Program Screen Coordinator
- Tobhiyah Stone Feller – MENTORAPDG Program Live Performance Coordinator, Live Performance Committee Member
- Bob Hill – Screen Education Manager
- Dr Julie Lynch APDG – Live Performance Committee Member
- Jennifer Irwin APDG – Live Performance Committee Member
- Eamon D’Arcy APDG – Live Performance Committee Member
- Paul Matthews – Live Performance Committee Member
- Imogen Ross – Live Performance Committee Member
- Anna Tregloan – Live Performance Committee Member
VICTORIA
- Aphrodite Kondos – Victorian Committee Chair
- Anna Cordingley – Live Performance Committee Member, Victorian Representative
- Rolland Pike
- Robert Perkins
- Jo Briscoe APDG
- Tao Weis
QUEENSLAND
- Michelle McGahey APDG – QLD Committee Co-Chair
- Michael Rumpf – QLD Committee Co-Chair
- Ben Hughes APDG – Live Performance Committee Member
WESTERN AUSTRALIA
- Emma Fletcher – WA Committee Chair
SOUTH AUSTRALIA
- Casey Van Sebille – SA Committee Chair
AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY
- Toni Ffrench – ACT Committee Chair
FRESHBLOOD EMERGING DESIGN
- Laura Anna Lucas
- Laurie Verling
- Courtney Westbrook
- Ellen Stanistreet – Victorian Committee